Reinaldo Llerena/Contributing Writer While freshman Edwin Rios highlighted the 2013 baseball season for the Panthers, sophomore Catcher Aramis Garcia had an equally impressive season, matching or bettering Rios’ statistics offensively. Garcia hit an impressive .321 average with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs in 57 games for the Panthers. “I am just focused on trying […]
An offseason in Miami may consist of beach days, clubbing…and fishing? That’s how junior pitcher Ty Sullivan has been spending his offseason before reporting back to practice this year. This isn’t the first time that Sullivan has picked up a rod and reel, in fact his story begins back when he was just a kid […]
The struggling Panthers continue to well, struggle. After dropping their seventh consecutive game last Sunday afternoon, Cinco de Mayo’s 3-1 defeat at the hands of the sizzling Troy Trojans had FIU players shaking their heads more than their maracas. During their season high losing streak, the Panthers (23-24, 11-13 SBC) are being outscored by their […]
Patrick Chalvire/staff writer The Panthers started their spring break weekend with a three-game series versus No. 19 Rice, a team the Panthers had never beat entering the series. Game one on March 8 saw junior left-hander Tyler Alexander on the mound taking over starting duties for an injured Mike Ellis. Alexander pitched 6 1/3 innings, […]
Francisco Rivero/ Staff Writer The past weekend series against No.8 University of Mississippi was a battle of David versus Goliath, but unlike the original story, David got a reality check. Coming into the Ole Miss series, FIU (7-5) had scored 69 runs while winning four of their last five games. Freshman first baseman Edwin Rios was […]
Francisco Rivero/Staff Writer Having to play Stony Brook University, who won the most games in college baseball last year with 52, was bad enough. The Seawolves were the underdogs of the 2012 College World Series, stunning the world game after game. Top that off with a rainout on FIU baseball’s opening night and having to […]
